Date:         Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:18:05 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: rear hatch emblem removal
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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The little plastic grommets that the stubs on the emblem sit into are almost a one use item. You might be able to get the emblem off from behind if you heat the visible stubs/grommets up with heat gun or hair dryer  and then push them out.

The grommets look like, but I don't believe the have the metal insert, the grommets used to hold on the mudflaps. Those are available at the dealer.

alistair


On 2012-02-07, at 7:20 AM, Jim Felder wrote:

> You could try tapping on the inside of the little black stubs, but the
> process was intended I think to be done from the outside, with plastic
> upholstery tools, very gently. The danger is more likely scratching your
> paint than breaking the emblem, but you never know for sure.
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 7:09 AM, Dominic Provini Jr. <dprovinijr@ha-pa.com>wrote:
> 
>> 85 Westy 1.9L
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> What is the safest way to get the two rear hatch emblems off without
>> breaking them?  I have the interior rear hatch panel off with the batt
>> insulation pushed aside and I am looking at the black little stubs.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks for your help
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Dom
>>